A few weeks ago, I had an article published in Racket, the Twin Cities’ digital alt-weekly of sorts, comparing Chicago’s very famous Bean sculpture to Saint Paul’s brand new (and not-so-famous) Loon sculpture.
Thanks for this insightful piece. Your discussion of Snelling/University reminds me of the Mill District in Minneapolis in the 1980s: acres of parking lots surrounding crumbling buildings. The revival began with the Whitney Hotel project siting all by itself in the late 1980s and then slowly growing into the area we see today. It took time and lots of false starts.
Thanks for this. We moved to the West 7th neighborhood near downtown last year, and while I love Saint Paul I hadn’t quite realized how much the hollowing out of downtown might be a problem. Nice to get a dose of some optimism!
Thanks for this insightful piece. Your discussion of Snelling/University reminds me of the Mill District in Minneapolis in the 1980s: acres of parking lots surrounding crumbling buildings. The revival began with the Whitney Hotel project siting all by itself in the late 1980s and then slowly growing into the area we see today. It took time and lots of false starts.
Thanks for this. We moved to the West 7th neighborhood near downtown last year, and while I love Saint Paul I hadn’t quite realized how much the hollowing out of downtown might be a problem. Nice to get a dose of some optimism!